Der Apostel Andreas
Medium
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions
142 x 93 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
2388
About this artwork
Erst die im Zuge einer Restaurierung im Jahr 1973 entdeckte Signatur entlarvte dieses Gemälde als ein Werk von Kracker. Zuvor war es Paul Troger zugeschrieben, wobei eine Entstehung um 1740 angenommen worden war.
Art Historical Context
**Der Apostel Andreas** is a oil on canvas painting by Lucas Kracker, created 1754 and measuring142 x 93 cm Housed in the Bel Collection in Vienna, this depicts the Apostle Andrew, one of Jesus first disciples and patron saint Scotland and fishermen. Kr, a prominent 18-century Bohemian artist active in Habsburg regions, crafted this piece during the late Baroque, a time when religious imagery flourished in Catholic to inspire devotion and grandeurThe painting's history adds layer of intrigue: for, it was misattributed to the renowned Austrian Baroque master Paul Troger dated around 1740. Only ...